.TH SOBBY 1 "August 17, 2006"
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.SH NAME
.B sobby
\- a dedicated server for collaborative editing
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sobby
.RI [ options ]
.RI [ "session file" ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B sobby
is a dedicated server which allows clients to edit plain text documents and
source files collaboratively over a network. Changes to the documents are
synchronised instantly to the other clients.
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options
starting with two dashes (`\-'). A summary of available options is included
below.
.TP
.B \-?, \-\-help
Show help options
.TP
.B \-n, \-\-name=NAME
Published server name
.TP
.B \-i, \-\-interactive
Show prompt to enter commands at runtime
.TP
.B \-p, \-\-port=PORT
Port which should be used to listen for clients
.TP
.B \-\-password=PASSWORD
Global password required to join the session
.TP
.B \-c, \-\-configfile=FILE
Use the settings specified in the given configuration file
.TP
.B \-\-write\-configfile=FILE
Write the settings passed on the command line to the specified configuration
file and exit
.TP
.B \-\-autosave\-file=FILE
File where to store autosaved sessions
.TP
.B \-\-autosave\-interval=INTERVAL
Interval (in seconds) between autosaves, 0 disables them; the presence
of \-\-autosave\-directory automatically disables this option
.TP
.B \-\-autosave\-directory=DIRECTORY
Directory where to autosave all individual files of a session
.TP
.B session file
File to restore the session from, together with all documents stored therein
and changes attributed to the corresponding users.
.PP
.SH AUTHOR
.B sobby
was written by the 0x539 dev group <crew@0x539.de>.
